Cell phone towers collapse in West Virginia, killing 3

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PublishedMonday, February 03, 2014

Police say three people have died when two cellphone towers collapsed in the US.

State Police Cpl. Mark Waggamon says two contractors who were tethered to a 300-foot (100-meter) tower were killed when it collapsed Saturday in in West Virginia. A member of the Nutter Fort Fire Department died after a second, smaller tower collapsed minutes later.

Two other contractors who were tethered to the larger tower were taken to a hospital. Waggamon described their injuries as serious but not life-threatening.

Waggamon says the workers were doing maintenance to strengthen the tower's support when it collapsed. He says the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate.